Posts Tagged ‘learning at home’
Minor Travel Break
Greetings, Parents at the Helm, and a happy good morning to you! We will be traveling for a few days, so I'll probably be a tad quiet for a bit. In the meantime, we hope you'll write to us so we feel like we've been missed even just a little bit. :-) And we read EVERYTHING, so please do stay in touch. And don't forget to register to win our [...]
Are You Practically Homeschooling Already?
Last night I read a comment in response to a blog article about a pretty poor math “report card” for a school district located where I lived when my first child was a newborn. The response, from a father, stated that his child learns math at home. In fact, the father does so much at home he considers himself “homeschooling” while using the [...]
If Homeschooling Is So Weird, Why the Passion for It?
I feel it - passion to the point where after a too-long hiatus I'm re-dedicating my time to spreading the words about homeschooling. Others feel the passion, too. The number of homeschooling moms willing to devote unpaid time to blogging, leading support groups, holding classes, answering phone calls and more while they're also homeschooling is [...]
Parent at the Helm to Support Homeschoolers & All Parents as They Help Children Learn
Hi. By way of introduction, I'm Linda Dobson. In a nutshell? I'm a homeschool mom turned grandma turned full-time advocate for intellectually freeing children from the confines of government (public) schooling, welcoming aboard for support and encouragement homeschoolers, after-schoolers, parents whose kids are special needs, gifted, unmotivated, [...]
